Crews continue work on York County home for 'Extreme Makeover: Home Edition'

Crews from "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition" have been hard at work remodeling the Newberry Township home of the Keefer family, beginning today with the demolition of a third of the house.

The home was chosen for a makeover to make it more handicapped accessible for Brian Keefer, 21, a star athlete who became paralyzed from the neck down in a 2008 gymnastics accident.

View full sizeLYNN ONDRUSEK, The Patriot-NewsCrews clean up the demolished right side of the Keefer family's home in Newberry Township.

Volunteers and construction crew members also prepared for a foundation to be laid tonight for an addition to the home. Volunteers were setting up fences and tents and staging the area today as well, said Jeff Musser, owner of Musser’s Home Builders of Dillsburg.

Musser said he has been on site since Sunday, and will continue to be there until the family comes home. He said he only gets about two to three hours of sleep at a time in his RV, but says it’s worth it for Brian Keefer.

“Brian has the spirit to walk again,” said Musser. “We’re just providing some of the tools.”

About 4,000 volunteers are signed up to help for the remainder of the week, including overnight shifts, to get the home ready for the family.

Neighbors have been keeping their eyes on the home for the past two days as well. Ron Kline, the Keefers' neighbor, said he only got about three hours of sleep Sunday night because he didn’t want to miss what was going on with the construction.

More work is ahead for the volunteers and workers as crews try to lay a foundation for the addition tonight.

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